Biden launches billion-dollar climate work program as part of Earth Day actions [Video]

President Biden officially launched the so-called American Climate Corps, a program that is slated to “mobilize” tens of thousands of Americans for conservation and eco-friendly projects nationwide.

The president’s actions on the work program come on Earth Day and are part of broader actions the White House unveiled Monday to commemorate Earth Day. In addition to the American Climate Corps announcement, the White House touted recent regulations blocking off 13 million acres of federal land from future oil drilling and revealed $7 billion in grants for mainly state-level solar projects.

“Here’s the bottom line: President Biden laid out the most ambitious land and water conservation agenda in American history,” White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory told reporters during a call about the administration’s Earth Day actions. “And he is delivering, already cementing a legacy as one of the nation’s strongest conservation presidents.”

“The groundbreaking corps represents, yet again, a way to make accessible the economic opportunity and upside …